SHOOTING AT TRENTHAM
POSSIBLE TO F. BOLTON
Eleetiic Telegraph—Frees Association TRENTHAM, This Day. There was a gale during the night and heavy rain, but the morning is fine and cold.
The Taranaki match, 800 yards, is proceeding. The changing light troubled the marksmen. ■ otherwise conditions are good. Shooting started at 9 o’clock.
Caughley (KaroriL Bramlev (Ashburton), Mclver (Petone) and F. Bolton (Opaki) registered the possible. A time limit of fifteen minutes was enforced. Bramley took six, and Caughley eight minutes. The long ranges are affecting the leading positions for the King’s fifty final, which will not he available till late this afternoon.
At the annual meeting of the association Colonel Cresswell (Christchurch) was elected president. The Taranaki match, ten shots at 800 yards, A grade, resulted: £4. R. Caughley (Karon) 50; £4, F. Bolton (Opaki) 50; £4, C. Bramley (Ashburton) 50; £4. \V. MeEver (Petone) 50; £3, A. Elgar (ELawera) 49. The following take £2 each: .J. Feast. K. McKenzie, and Simmonds. 49; Grave and Gower, 48. The following take £1 each: Keir, Hare, Hehnshaw, Gregor (Victoria), H. Feast, Harris (Victoria), Righetti (Victoria), Taylor, Garde, 48; Percy, Kidd. Russel], Carter, Croxton, Taylor. Hunter, Barlow. Waddington, Munro, Ferguson (New South Wales). McKeich, Bailey, MacDonald, D. McKenzie, Mix, Clark, 47; Truman. Eyles, Orr. Devore, Robertson, Gillick, Blackburn, Haase. Paterson, Powell 46. The following were counted out: W. Ballinger, Cromie. Bryden, Kyle, Hood. Forge (New South Wales), Bruce (Victoria) and James. Tewhiti B. Gride 60s; L. Braithwaite vNapier) 42s ; 40s Booth (Hawera) 46. The following take 20s each : Ramsay Dring. Waldin. Mosley, Old, Hill. Fourteen divide £7. Eighteen with scores of 44. were counted out. Tyros: 405., R. Farrop (Tararua) 47. Tlie following take 20s each : Eves. Rush, Thomson. Huston, Hodden, Meads. Walsh, Stout. Murdock. Eleven with scores from 44 to 43 divide £6. The match was won last year by IV. Barrett (Sydenham) with 48. The previous year. W. Sutherland (Goodwood) got the possible.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10774, 28 February 1928, Page 6
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